A FATHER who lost his daughter after a crash on a notorious Anglesey road believes the speed limit should be reduced there.

John Parry, whose daughter Jade died in December 2002, believes the speed limit on the A5025 should be brought down to 40mph for the whole stretch, falling to 30mph for the villages.

Last week another person lost their life driving on the road that stretches from Valley around the North Anglesey coastline to Menai Bridge.

Over the years the road has claimed a string of fatalities and is now a notorious accident blackspot.

The latest victim was Geoffrey Hamman, 85.

He was badly hurt in the two vehicle smash on the A5025 at Tregele, near Cemaes, Anglesey, shortly before 11am on Christmas Eve

The pensioner from Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy was airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor but died at the hospital on Monday, December 27.

Mr Parry, whose three other children were seriously injured in the crash which happened just days before Christmas, said action needs to be taken before there are more fatalities.

He said: "There are so many things that can be done, but I suppose the most important one is that everyone drives within the speed limits – I’m very conscious of what can happen with a car now.

"I don’t think enough thought has been given to the speed limit where some of the junctions are.

"It’s a rural road with farmers going in and out of fields and I feel that at times people come around corners without knowing that these entrances and junctions exist.

"I think there is a need for more signs to emphasise how dangerous some of these corners are and warning of concealed entrances."

With the possibility of a Wylfa B bringing an influx of workers and construction equipment needing to be brought to the area over the next decade, it is possible that many more vehicles will be using the treacherous road.

"This is the third fatality this year and seems to be even more tragic as it occurred at Christmas.

"Something needs to be done about the road. There have been many deaths on it over the last few years.

"I live beside the A5025 and have land at both sides. I have a devil of a problem taking livestock across from one field to another.

"It’s a very winding and twisty road. It seems to me that drivers on the road encounter problems without really expecting to."

Cllr Barrie Durkin, who represents Llanbedrgoch and has campaigned on road safety following crashes on the A5025 around Benllech, believes more speed repeater signs should be installed along the stretch.

He said: "I believe that widening parts of the road would create the impression that you can go faster on the road,"There’s no real answer to someone who wants to drive like a bat out of hell but I do think there is a need to have more speed repeater signs along the road. If people can see that they are speeding they can slow down."

Cllr Dylan Jones, who represents Amlwch Port, said: "With a Wylfa B on the horizon perhaps we need to look at ways of taking as many lorries off our roads as possible.

"This would strengthen our argument to re-open the Amlwch to Gaerwen railway line all the way to Amlwch."

Council Leader Cllr Clive McGregor said: "For local authorities, finance does unfortunately dictate how much investment we can make in terms of our roads, but we will continue to make improvements as and when necessary in order to ensure the safety of both drivers and pedestrians.

"Any highway development in relation to new nuclear build on the island is, in my view, essential." Improvements were made when Wylfa was initially built, and improvements to the road infrastructure will be needed should a new power station come to Anglesey.

"We would, of course, seek future talks with Horizon representatives (the joint venture company name of E.ON UK & RWE Npower) on this matter."